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A deaf man was assaulted in a brazen, unprovoked broad daylight attack in Auckland's CBD this week and his family is urging the public to help identify his attacker.
Police have echoed that appeal and said that they are increasing foot patrols in the area after
growing concerns about the safety of the CBD following a rise in anti-social behaviour.
Video shared online by his family shows the incident outside the Countdown Metro supermarket on Victoria St West in the CBD around 2 pm on Tuesday afternoon.
Amir Jafary, 44, who was born deaf and has Asperger's Syndrome, was filming outside the supermarket when he was hit from behind.
Video shows a man picking up a large metal post being used to rope off the queue for the supermarket and striking Jafary directly in the head.
Video then shows Jafary stumbling into the supermarket to ask for help, groaning from the pain and unable to communicate, as others attempt to explain to staff what happened.